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  • Page 1 TH800DS CONTROLLER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview 1.2 Features 1.3 Specifications 1.4 Panel 1.4.1 Front Panel 1.4.2 Rear Panel 2 Hardware Installation 3 Accessing the Device 3.1 Before Accessing the Device 3.1.1 Using LAN2 (C) Port 3.1.2 Using RS-232 Port 3.2 Accessing the Device via Web 3.2.1 Using the Administrator Account 3.2.2Using the Common User Account...
  • Page 3 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual TH800DS is an IP control box that is used as an AV control device for managing, configuring and controlling iMAGsystems THUNDER encoders and decoders on the local area network. It features two Ethernet ports and two RS232 ports, offering integration-friendly control features via LAN (Telnet & Web GUI), a third party controller (API) providing simple, flexible control and management options.
  • Page 4 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual  IP control via LAN (Telnet & Web GUI) and a third party controller (API)  Features two Ethernet ports and two RS-232 ports  Detects iMAGsystems THUNDER encoders and decoders automatically  Supports matrix switching between iMAGsystems THUNDER encoders and decoders ...
  • Page 5 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual No. Name Description Insert the supplied label card here to display device information such as IP Label Card Location address.  Lit blue when device is working properly. STATUS  Off when device is powered off or is booting Power Lit red when device is powered on When TH800DS is powered on, use a pointed stylus to hold down the RESET...
  • Page 6 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual Name Description 1 x LAN1 (AV): Connects to a switch to communicate with encoders and decoders in the same network. In this case, you can control and manage encoders and decoders at the LAN2 (C) side through LAN control (Telnet & Web GUI). The default IP parameters of this RJ45 port are IP address 169.254.1.1 and subnet mask 255.255.0.0.
  • Page 7 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 1. Connect a PC to the TH800DS RS-232 port through a serial cable or to LAN 2 (C) port via an Ethernet cable. Note:  You can also connect LAN2 (C) port to a switch then your PC to this switch. 2.
  • Page 8 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual You can use Web, Telnet or a third party controller to access the device to configure, manage and control TH800DS, encoders and decoders via Web GUI or API commands. Before accessing the device, make sure that your computer and LAN2 (C) port are on the same subnet. The default IP parameters of this RJ45 port are IP address 192.168.11.243 and subnet mask 255.255.0.0.
  • Page 9 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 5. Click OK www.iMAGsystems.com - 9 -...
  • Page 10 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual Before accessing the device, make sure that your computer or third party controller is connected to RS-232 port on the rear panel. This section takes Windows 7 and COM software Comm Uart Assit (V3.7.2) as an example.
  • Page 11 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 3. Connect COM software to TH800DS  Launch COM software  Set COM2 for PortNum, 9600 for BaudR, NONE for DPaity, 8 for DataB, 1 for StopB  Click Open www.iMAGsystems.com - 11 -...
  • Page 12 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual You can use the administrator account to access the device Web configuration page to configure, manage and control TH800DS, encoders and decoders via Web GUI or API commands. 1. Launch a web browser. For optimal performance, we would recommend use of the latest versions of Firefox, Opera, Safari, Internet Explorer or Chrome.
  • Page 13 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual This section takes Windows 7 as an example to use Telnet to access the device to configure, manage and control TH800DS, encoders and decoders through API commands. 1. Choose Start > Run. 2. Enter cmd and then click OK 3.
  • Page 14 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 1. Click the All Devices button, and the table of devices will appear with Encoder units across the top and the Decoder units down the left hand side. 2. Press the box that links each Encoder/Decoder to test switching of the video to each Decoder. Devices whose names start with EX363 are Encoders whereas devices that start with IPD2000 are Decoders.
  • Page 15 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual Note:  To remove unwanted Encoder or Decoder units from the matrix, disconnect power supply or Ethernet cables from them, click the All Devices button or wait for a while, when the ball next to Encoder/Decoder turns grey click ...
  • Page 16 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual Logs have recorded the web operation and device communication information. They can be used by technical support for troubleshooting. You can access the log from Scenes, Encoder/Decoder Settings and System Settings pages.  To display the logs: click ON ...
  • Page 17 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual The Encoder and Decoder settings section enables IP settings and alias of each Encoder and Decoder to be configured as well as encoder setup, rebooting the devices, factory resetting the devices, inputting API commands and viewing logs. www.iMAGsystems.com - 17 -...
  • Page 18 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual You can configure the IP settings of an Encoder or Decoder by selecting the device to be configured from the list displayed and configuring options as below. Note:  After changing the IP settings of an Encoder or Decoder, you need to reboot them for the settings to take effect as well as to ensure that they remain on the same subnet as other Encoders and Decoders and TH800DS.
  • Page 19 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual When you select an Encoder unit to be configured from the list, Encoder Setup page appears for you to configure the video parameters. We would recommend that you keep them unchanged. 1. Log in to the Web configuration page 2.
  • Page 20 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual The System Settings section enables IP settings of TH800DS to be configured as well as opening or closing logs, importing configuration file from iMAGsystems THUNDER Manager, managing common user and administrator account, factory resetting this device, rebooting this device, shutting down this device, viewing API and system version, inputting telnet API commands and viewing logs.
  • Page 21 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual GUI Element Description IP Setup Configures the IP settings in LAN1 (AV) port for communicating with RX/TX (TX and RX devices Communication) IP Address IP address for Encoder and Decoder communication Subnet Mask Subnet mask for Encoder and Decoder communication Default gateway for Encoder and Decoder communication, a gateway Default Gateway address for interfacing with another network.
  • Page 22 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual GUI Element Description IP Setup (Telnet client and LAN2 (C) port for communicating with PC or a third party controller Browser communication) IP Address IP address for communicating with PC or a third party controller Subnet Mask Subnet mask for communicating with PC or a third party controller Default gateway for communicating with PC or a third party controller, a Default Gateway...
  • Page 23 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual You can directly import a configuration file (.hoi) exported from iMAGsystems THUNDER Manager. In this way, you can use different scenes created in iMAGsystems THUNDER Manager to configure, manage and control encoders and decoders for easy setup such as video wall, multi-view and matrix switching. 1.
  • Page 24 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual After a configuration file is imported, scene items will appear next to the All Devices button. For example, if Martix3x3 is the scene created in iMAGsystems THUNDER Manager Martix3x3 scene item will appear next to All Devices button. For more information about Web matrix page, see the table below.
  • Page 25 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual If you import configuration file from iMAGsystems THUNDER Manager, you can use the scenes created already. For example, if you create 3 x 3 matrix in iMAGsystems THUNDER Manager, which contains 2 x 2 video wall (IPD3000), multi-view (IPM3000) and single view (IPD1000) settings, you can use the same scene Matrix3x3 in the Web configuration page after importing its configuration file.
  • Page 26 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual Web configuration page offers administrator and common user accounts. The unique administrator admin can perform all tasks in the web configuration page. You can assign a common user role that limits which tasks the user can perform, for example, by allowing them only to perform matrix switching and to control video wall. You can use an administrator account to access the settings for Scenes, TX/RX Settings and System Settings while only Scenes settings can be accessed using a common user account.
  • Page 27 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 1. Log in to the Web configuration page 2. Click System Settings tab 3. Scroll down to the Commands area 4. Click Factory Default. Then this device will reboot and restore to its default settings Note: ...
  • Page 28 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 1. Log in to the Web configuration page 2. Click System Settings tab 3. Scroll down to the Commands area 4. Click Shutdown. Then the TH800DS is powered off Note:  To repower IP control box, disconnect it from its power supply then connect to it. 1.
  • Page 29 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 1. Log in to the web configuration page 2. Click Controller Settings tab 3. Go to Software Upgrade area 4. Click Browse for Web Module to choose a local upgrade file such as TH800DSweb_v7.5.0.bin 5. Click Browse for Adapter Module to choose a local upgrade file such as TH800DScmd_v7.5.3.bin 6.
  • Page 30 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 1. Why can’t I log in to the Web configuration page?  Check that all the devices are powered on and working properly.  Check that all the cables are qualified and connected properly.  Check that LAN2 (C) port is connected for login. ...
  • Page 31 iMAGsystems TH800DS Controller Manual 4. What can we do, when the third party controller can’t access the TH800DS IP controller? The main reason the third party controller fails to access the TH800DS IP controller is the third party controller cannot establish a telnet connection to the TH800DS IP controller on port 23. ...